Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-10
RAILROAD NEWS.
A Large Number of People
on the Way.
EXCURSIONS TO ARRIVE.
Nineteen New DepOts Being Con-
structed by the AtchisOn, To-
peka and Santa Fe Co.

The A. T. & s. f. Il. r. Company's
enormous traffic has forced the
management to enlarge the facil ties
for the rapid transmission OF freight
and passengers, and accordingly they
have on hand, or will have, in the
immediate future, q large number Of
passenger and freight stations, which
will be erected on the branches oi
the road running into Los Angeles.
The following stations have only
been erected and commenced in an
swer to the demands OF the travelling
and shipping public, and others will
be planned and constructed just as
soon as the company finds any neces
sity or time in which to build them.
At Azu-a, q point about twenty-four
miles from this city, on the California
Central railroad, an elegant little
station, of Queen Anne st, lie of ar
chitecture, is being erected, and is
about half finished. THIS building is
be ng constructed for q freight and
pas enger depot both, and will cost
about $4,000.
At Glendora, a point a few miles
beyond Azusa, station, built for pas
sengers and frei ght com bined, is rap
idly approaching state of compile
tion and promises to be "joy forever"
to the citizens. 1t will cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000, and also re-
sembles the Queen Anne style of
architecture.
At South Pomona the company has
just commenced station for passen-
ger and freight accommodations that
is to cost between 5000 and $6000
1t will have very attractive appear
ance and will be fitted out with the
most approved equipments.
A station at Lordsburg is almost fin
ished. 1t is to be erected for passen-
ger and freight offices, with
Mansard roof and all modern equip
ments. 1t will cost in the neighbor-
hood of $1,000. AS soon as it is ready
for occupation an agent will be ap-
pointed and everything done to OBJ ige
the public. North Cucamonga is also to
have an elegant little freight AMI pas
senger depot, constructed of Queen
Ann style architecture. 1t is TO
be like all others now being con-
structed by the company, perfect
little beauty and will cost between
$4,000 and $1,000.
The freight and passenger depot
now nearly finished at kialto, prom
ises to be as fine, if not finer, than
that of the Southern Pacific Compa-
= Il h.,
between The reight and passenger de.
partments and the occupants OF each
will have chance to exchange ideas
occasionally.
To accommodate the passengers
who alight ut the Raymond Hotel at
Pasadena, depot for bagg tge and
passengers will be constructed at th-
junction of the Southe Pacific with
the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe.
This depot Will be quite nice build
ing and will cost about $500.
AT San Bernardino, the officials found
the freight depot entirely too small,
and accordingly plans for an addition
al 100 feet, to be added to its length,
exactly similar to the main building,
which is constructed of wood, have
been drawn up, and the orders issue
for it's Immediate commencement.
Flsinore is to have depot, as soon
a. it can be finished, that will cost
about $4,000. 1t will be for freight and
passenger business, and will be built
after the most approved pattern with
all modern equipments.
Fncinitas and Carlsbad are both to
have depots costing ab ut $1,000, which
are now under course of construction.
They are built for freight and passen-
ger business and will have the most
approved of modern equipments, both
for the rapid handling OF freight and
the accommodation of passengers.
At San Diego an elegant structure
of brick and wood, built after the
style of Queen Anne's reign. with
towers and turrets, bay-windows,
&c, has just been completed.
This depot is one of the best
of the company's entire system and
cost nearly il not quite $4,000. Bar
stow is also to have somewhat simi-
lar depot, for it is built after the same
style of architecture, with slate roofs,
an large waiting rooms, connecting
with the freight department by an
arched hallway. The material used
is pressed brick and wood with orna-
ments of iron. This depot is to take
the place of the one lately destroyed
by fire at that place and will cost
nearly $4,000 when completed and
ready for occupancy.
At South Riverside, Rincon, Santa
Ana. Orange, San Juan by.the-Sea.
and East Riverside at the junction Of
the Californi, Southern and California
Central Railroad, elegant little freight
and passenger depots will be erected
just as soon as material and men can
be put to work. These depots are all
to cost between $4,000 and $4,000, aud
will be very ornamental in appear
ance.
These structures represent an ex-
penditure of about $3.50 ,000. there be-
ing nineteen Of them in all, two cost
ing $4,000, and seventeen costing
about $l2D,O